Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-30
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MEETING AND BANQUET on THn MAssAcau
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Bosroz, Dec. 9.-Ths meeting and
banquet Of the Massachusetts Tariff
Reform leseus, at the Brunswick to-
nErht, we're both highly successful.
There we're present. 9 large number Of
prominent politicians ana government
ufioiais from Massachusetts, and else
where, anong the number being Hon.
James Rassell Lowell, Gen. J. u. Oorss,
Hon. Patrick A. Collins, Congressman
W. q. p. Breckenridge, OF Kentucky,
w. L. Wilson, Of West Virginia. and
Senator John I. Morgan, Of Alabama.
Al 5.45 o'clock Q busfnees meeting Of tie
hague was held. Resolutions endorsinR
the message Of President Cleveland we're
ansnimonsly adopted. Ofieexs we're
then elected, after which the party pro-
seeded 20 the banquet ball. when the
gentlemen 20 the number Of 3l9 Were
: atsd, Rev. Jas. Freeman OlsEk, ID. D.,
invoked the Divine blessing. After The
hspuuef, Hon. James Rasseil Lowell
FapCs d the meeting 10 order.
NJ. Lowell, IN the csuFas Of bis 70
nafks. said. ~One 0f The reasons that
chlefly saaQested tha opcoFtunensss Of
oar oomino toRethex here has been the
uregidsusis message - the. opening OF
ihe present congress. feel myself
strongly attached 70 Mr.. Cleveland Is
he bess representative Of the higher
ype uf AEBericarisn than ~ have aaen
since Lincoln was sneiched from a..
We are here 10 feIicifate each other thas
the presidential chair has 1au In q.
and shis mears thaa ever WeTd be says
fs wsiRbed with whaa be u. THIS man
un1er1lands politics 10 mean businaas
NOT ohicaneEy, plain speaking. NOS pat
fersnQ with us in any double sense, that
~ has bsd the courage 10 tell the truth
to TIE country without regard 20 pef-
.ouaI og PARTY consequences. Our pol
/ ifics ell 10 dig for bEoen. Me-. OlEve-
lNnd kss found The hroem and has b.
gun 10 nv Il. he has Shown ns that
,hsre wss sre1 Z thing as being protest
| "a 400 much, and that we had protected
cur shippipG interests 90 efoclnally that
fhera had ceased 10 b asy protection
b. ceasina 10 exist. In thus limiting
| ths flsid q his warkings and hia eoaE-
ssIs he hiss done wisely, and we shall Do
weIi 10 fellow bis exAnpse.m
NR. Level w9s tnieEFupted ffeq1e1tly
hv ssosms af applause. At the fiFsi Faf-
eFeuce Do Presideut Cieveland, DE-. Eva
ratt, Jr.. proposed three cheers for
| nsFelsnd, which were given With q VIII
| Upan eoncludina his speesk, Mr.. Lowell
/ lnsrs6uesa gcha 7. Asrgaa, q Ala
/ bsna-
TEs ssnaaor said II believe us are
nos ahaut 10 seiiess eur eozutEy o.
SOME of the faku1us entsrprises whfnh
have iainEed her snd sFiprled car
wealth. To me ii is p3easmni kAIne
thaa the Eaen Of TIE soath hnd noEth ere
esnfsrsiER npon The quesiion ehic6 y
Of 60 much i0terest. We And nnw and
| via qua fossesr that theEe q 10 feasrn
whv ths too socfia1e sh0ai1 be en-
| hrus,ed. Sscsionai lines Of distinelson
- longer sxina. ard we fssi ahat we aEe
/ e lat ara pa1pie. ! Iebjeos - th1E sSa-
| tem whsrh uxiHaa Haens4 from TIE pee-
/ - 10 baasa e IS upGn pniiiinal nnpfEa-
sInna. Tha syxstm AZ tara tAxn1ion has
/ enzaFown fisSaf. Th4 Q1eslian u Hhali
we rnE touu fhe 1EEtnne - caE Ukns1
a. shall an kee2 Ills F1Nenna year afiez